…The test for understanding this sacred book is preeminently spiritual. It is not primarily a history, although much of what it contains is historical. "It is important to know what the Book of Mormon is not.
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8 of the full pdf version of the triple combination found on the LDS website (has now been removed) Archived copy available - large PDF file 21 Detailed Summary of Approved Adjustments for the 2013 Edition of the Scriptures. The introduction to the Book of Mormon used to say, concerning the Lamanites, "they are the principal ancestors of the American Indians." This phrase has been changed, but can still be found from the official list of approved adjustments on the LDS website. The book also contains numerous anachronisms like horses, elephants, wheat, barley, steel, silk, etc., that scientists say didn't exist in the Americas during BOM times. No archaeological, linguistic, genetic or any other evidence of Hebrew culture in the Americas has ever been found to support the existence of such a people portrayed in the BOM. Critics do not accept that the BOM relates an actual history of real people who came to the Americas and were steel-smelting, chariot-driving, Christ-worshipping, temple-building people multiplying into millions, yet left absolutely no trace of their existence. LDS critics maintain that the BOM is a work of fiction created in the 19th century. 29) that actively discouraged members from studying the historicity of the Book of Mormon because such efforts would prove "fruitless," that differing theories regarding Book of Mormon geography would "undermine faith" and that any theories put forth by scholars were nothing more than "personal speculations." Overview of Critics' position On July 29, 1978, the Deseret News published an article in the Church News section called 'Geography Problems' (p. Overview of LDS positionįrom the introduction to the BOM: "It is a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains the fullness of the everlasting gospel." Members are encouraged to focus on the spiritual value of the BOM instead of the historical aspects. Critics cite numerous problems with the text that indicate it is of more modern origin such as anachronisms, DNA evidence, lack of archaeological evidence, linguistic problems, etc. Some Latter-day Saints believe that there is some archaeological evidence supporting the BOM, many know there is little or no evidence and continue to believe in the book's authenticity despite these challenges. LDS Church members are taught that the Book of Mormon (BOM) is scripture, as well as a true record of the inhabitants of the Americas from about 2200 BC to 420 AD. Although it serves primarily as a religious text, it is to be interpreted literally as being an actual, historical record of the inhabitants of the ancient Americas.